NFL announces officiating crew for Super Bowl 56
Before fans find out which two teams will face off in Super Bowl 56, the NFL has announced the roster of referees who will make up the officiating crew on Feb. 13.
Leading the crew as the white hat is Ron Torbert. Torbert is in his eighth season as a referee. Though the crew is stacked with former Super Bowl regs, this will be Torbert’s first championship game assignment. He reffed the 49ers win over the Packers on Saturday and now has nine postseason games under his belt.
Also joining him are Bryan Neal (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson (back judge, and Roddy Ames (replay).
Torbert and his crew will officiate the Super Bowl between either the Bengals/Chiefs and 49ers/Rams.
Updated Super Bowl 56 odds
Heading into the Divisional Round weekend, it was the Green Bay Packers who led the odds for Super Bowl 56. However, over two days, NFL fans witnessed the Packers go down, alongside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans.
Four teams remain to hoist up the Super Bowl trophy at SoFi Stadium next month. The L.A. Rams, San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals duke it out this weekend for a shot at the trip to the big game.
After losses over the weekend, four of the five odds leaders from last week are all out, dramatically shifting the betting landscape. After taking down the Bills in overtime, the Kansas City Chiefs took the lead in the race to win it all. The odds for the Rams to win the Super Bowl went from +1100 to +200.
Latest odds
Kansas City Chiefs: +120/+130
Los Angeles Rams: +200/+200
San Francisco 49ers: +475/+475
Cincinnati Bengals: +800/+750